Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rachel Teitsma (15 Lists)



The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyDracula by Bram Stoker
Paperbacks from Hell
569 books — 54 voters
Towers of Midnight by Robert JordanAssassin's Quest by Robin HobbDead to the World by Charlaine HarrisBone Crier's Dawn by Kathryn PurdieAll the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace
Series I Need to Finish - Somerley
12 books — 7 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Best Books Ever
74,782 books — 277,514 voters
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
there's something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls
320 books — 184 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Horror Novels
1,950 books — 5,395 voters
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Best Gothic Books of All Time
562 books — 3,463 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeLolita by Vladimir NabokovAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisYou by Caroline KepnesI Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
Villain Protagonist
384 books — 638 voters
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Best Popular Picture Books on Goodreads
276 books — 52 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownI Want My Hat Back by Jon KlassenIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterCorduroy by Don Freeman
Best Picture Books
3,051 books — 1,944 voters
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonThe Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. HamiltonBloody Bones by Laurell K. HamiltonThe Killing Dance by Laurell K. HamiltonFlowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
The Most Popular Horror on Goodreads
221 books — 112 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenCinder by Marissa Meyer
Best Young Adult Books
12,988 books — 80,069 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,186 books — 117,829 voters

Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonLost Souls by Poppy Z. BriteDracula by Bram StokerLet the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,762 books — 4,895 voters
Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,105 books — 25,562 voters

The Holy Bible by AnonymousHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de SadeExquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. BriteCows by Matthew Stokoe
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,168 books — 11,097 voters